A graduation ceremony for masters trained within the frameworks of cooperation between D.Serikbaev EKSTU and JSC «NAC «Kazatomprom» on the order of JSC «UMP» will be held on February 12, 2019 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, 102 Abay street, building of Exhibition and Information Center

Master students were trained in specialties Metallurgy (track «Innovation technologies for producing uranium products») and Technical Physics (track «Materials for nuclear engineering» directions «Tantalum, niobium», «Beryllium»).

Training programs are oriented on the need of the plant to employ specially trained personnel for basic productions and their specificity is taken into account. Curricula were developed in close collaboration with the specialists from the plant, besides one of the main conditions for study process realization was involvement of teaching staff from top universities of Russian Federation into the process of training specialists for State Corporation "Rossatom". Among these universities are the following: National research Nuclear University MEPhI, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology, Tomsk Polytechnic University.

Involvement of leading specialists employed at JSC «Ulba Metallurgical Plant» in the process of training master students has practically contributed to successful practical result. Besides, in order to conduct classes, material technical base of Priority Development Center «VERITAS» (EKSTU) was fully exploited. One more significant factor contributing to success is EKSTU interaction with university-partners in Russian Federation in organization research internships of master students at Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical university), National research Tomsk Polytechnic University. Part of master students' scientific researches was realized during these research stays.

The given project of production and university on training qualified personnel for nuclear industry can serve as an example of effective cooperation between universities and real sector of knowledge-intensive production. The graduates who have acquired Master degree in the course of joint project between D.Serikbaev EKSTU and JSC «UMP» noted the opportunity of vivid communication with specialists working at universities that are among 10 TOP best technical universities of Russia. They also appreciate practical classes on the basis of production which that enabled to broaden their horizons and to get valuable experience based on scientific balance of practice and theory.

Besides, since 2018 the new group of 8 bachelor students have been enrolled to the university within the frameworks of collaboration between D.Serikbaev EKSTU and JSC «UMP» . They are also provided with the possibility of practical training at the production, and to build their professional long-term career at JSC «UMP» after successful graduating from the university.